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  • David Amess – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    David Amess – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Amess on 2014-06-25.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which 10 primary care areas in England had the (a) highest and (b) lowest abortion rates per 1,000 women aged between 15 and 44 years in 2013.

    Jane Ellison

    The following tables show the information requested.

    Table 1: Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) with the 10 highest abortion rates, 2013

    CCG Name

    Rate per 1,000 resident women aged 15-44 ASR 1, 2

    NHS Barking and Dagenham

    31.4

    NHS Croydon

    26.9

    NHS Greenwich

    26.6

    NHS Lewisham

    26.6

    NHS Waltham Forest

    25.8

    NHS Southwark

    25.0

    NHS Brent

    25.0

    NHS Hounslow

    24.6

    NHS Lambeth

    24.0

    NHS Redbridge

    23.8

    1Rates for CCGs are based on mid-2013 population estimates.

    2Aged Standardised Rates are calculated using the 2013 European Standard Population (ESP).

    Table 2: CCGs with the 10 lowest abortion rates, 2013

    CCG Name

    Rate per 1,000 resident women aged 15-44 ASR 1, 2

    NHS Hardwick

    9.2

    NHS Vale of York

    9.7

    NHS North Durham

    9.9

    NHS South Norfolk

    10.1

    NHS North Derbyshire

    10.1

    NHS North Norfolk

    10.2

    NHS West Suffolk

    10.5

    NHS Rushcliffe

    10.5

    NHS South Lincolnshire

    10.7

    NHS Bath and North East Somerset

    10.8

    1Rates for CCGs are based on mid-2013 population estimates.

    2Aged Standardised Rates are calculated using the 2013 ESP.

  • David Hanson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    David Hanson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Hanson on 2014-06-25.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Statement of 24 June 2014, Official Report, column 209W, on student visas, what the projected cost in 2014-15 is of the student dedicated helpline; how many staff will be employed on that helpline; and what estimate she has made of the number of calls that helpline will receive.

    James Brokenshire

    The number of calls the student helpline will receive will be dependent on the
    demand from individual students.

    Ten members of staff can currently be deployed on the student helpline,
    depending on the demand, and additional trained staff are ready for
    redeployment should the volume of calls increase.

  • Mark Hendrick – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Mark Hendrick – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2014-06-25.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions for each type of racially-aggravated offence under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 were prosecuted at each magistrates’ and crown court in Lancashire in 2013.

    Damian Green

    The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates’ court and found guilty at all courts in Lancashire police force area, for racially and religiously aggravated offences under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 for 2013 (latest available) can be viewed in the table.

    The custody rate has increased since 2010 for racially and religiously aggravated offences in both the magistrates’ court and at the crown court.

    The description of the offences within the statute is “racially or religiously” aggravated and we are unable to disaggregate between the two. The specific circumstances of each case cannot be identified from centrally collected statistics unless specified in statute.

  • Stephen Timms – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    Stephen Timms – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-06-25.

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many jobseeker’s allowance claimants aged 18 to 24 years have home addresses in each region of the UK; and what proportion of all young people in each such region that figure represents.

    Mr Nick Hurd

    The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.

  • Baroness Doocey – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Attorney General

    Baroness Doocey – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Attorney General

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Doocey on 2014-06-25.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many times the Crown Prosecution Service has made a charging decision not to proceed on the use of sections 4(1), 4(2), and 4(3) of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 in each of the past five years where the victim was under 18 at the time of commission of the offence.

    Lord Wallace of Tankerness

    The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not hold figures centrally for the number of cases where a decision was made not to proceed under sections 4(1), 4(2), and 4(3) of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.), including cases where the victim was under 18 at the time of commission of the offence. To obtain such information would require a manual examination of records which would incur a disproportionate cost.

  • Lord Mawson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Lord Mawson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Mawson on 2014-06-25.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many full-time equivalent general practitioners have been employed by the National Health Service in each of the last five years.

    Earl Howe

    General Practitioners (GPs) are independent contractors who hold contracts with NHS England to provide primary healthcare services for the National Health Service.

    The annual National Health Service General and Personal Medical Services workforce census, published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre, shows the numbers of GPs working in the NHS in England at 30 September each year. The numbers of full-time equivalent GPs working in the NHS in England from 2009 to 2013 are shown in the following table. The latest available statistics are as at 30 September 2013 and were published on 25 March 2014.

  • Paul Blomfield – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    Paul Blomfield – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Blomfield on 2014-06-24.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many staff in Sheffield are employed at the headquarters of the British Business Bank.

    Matthew Hancock

    A total of 86 people are currently working on British Business Bank programmes, of which 44 work in the Sheffield headquarters. They are employed by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and their employment will transfer to the British Business Bank plc once EU state aid approval has been obtained for that institution, which is expected to happen later this year.

  • Henry Smith – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture Media and Sport

    Henry Smith – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture Media and Sport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Henry Smith on 2014-06-24.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the level of broadband coverage in (a) the UK and (b) other major European nations.

    Mr Edward Vaizey

    Ofcom’s European Broadband Scorecard (http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/market-data-research/other/telecoms-research/bbresearch/scorecard-14) stated in figure 8 that the percentages of households in areas served by broadband were:

    Standard broadband

    Mobile broadband

    Superfast broadband

    United Kingdom

    95-100%

    95-100%

    70-75%

    France

    95-100%

    95-100%

    20-25%

    Germany

    95-100%

    90-95%

    65-70%

    Spain

    95-100%

    95-100%

    60-65%

    Italy

    95-100%

    95-100%

    10-15%

    Ofcom also publishes comparative information in its International Communications Market Report (http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/market-data-research/market-data/communications-market-reports/cmr13/international/)

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  • Andrew Smith – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    Andrew Smith – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Smith on 2014-06-24.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his policy is on the introduction of further low emission zones outside London to reduce the levels of nitrogen dioxide air pollution in ambient air.

    Dan Rogerson

    The Government has funded a number of local authorities outside London to investigate the feasibility of low emission zones (LEZs) within their areas, through the annual Air Quality Grant Scheme targeted at reducing levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and accelerating compliance with EU limit values.

    This ongoing support is focused on addressing barriers and looking for practical options for putting in place NO2-related LEZs and similar measures.

  • John Denham – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    John Denham – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Denham on 2014-06-24.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many drivers who have provided the necessary medical evidence are waiting to have their driving licence restored following temporary suspension for medical reasons.

    Stephen Hammond

    The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency does not temporarily suspend driving licences. Drivers may have their licence revoked or choose to surrender their licence voluntarily if their medical condition affects their fitness to drive.

    Customers applying in these circumstances are not easily identifiable. An estimate based on information available suggests around 9,000 applicants who have produced the necessary medical evidence are awaiting assessment. Once a decision has been made to re-issue the licence this is done immediately.